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^ T M E N ^ C Q November 24, 1961 A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT B0S3IMESS Available only with subscription t o t h e SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, at $4,00 annually, this Supplement provides selected weekly and monthly data subsequent t o those published'in t h e latest monthly SURVEY SELECTED BUSINESS INDICATORS Index, 1941-43^10 Index, Weekly (Wednesday 1941-43^10 90 close) 80 1961 - W ^ 80 50 ' 1358 1959 1980 Billion Dollars 450 PERSONAL INCOME • i • ..' r - M «i M v 198 S • i -L..-J L J J h £ ?f! & Index, 1957 = 100 140 TOTAL INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION * (seasonally adjusted, at annua! rates) (F. R. B. seas, a d j : i n d e x ) 400 120 *S^3 350 ^ X taS^ 100 Wage and Salary //^ ^^ 300 8 0 _. 250 200 U j - J f i l l UJLL±±IA , 1958 I1,11 I I I.J^IjJJLJjJjLLU-U-JJJLXiJ-LJ-LjLL 1959 I960 60 - i l i l l l l l l l l 1 _J_.J \ I 1.1 L I L.L.L.. - J J L L i 1. t 1 1 1 1 1 1 M 1 1 i JLLLI 1958 I96S S959 I960 1961 - ' June, July, and August 1958 include retroactive Federal salary payments; March and July 1961 include accelerated and special Government insurance dividend payments, r Index, 1947-49=100 130 ! Millions 2.5 COTTON CONSUMPTION PRIVATE NONFARM HOUSING STARTS* (daily average; seas, adj.) 2.0 120 1.5 1.0 100 .5 I I I I I 1 I I I I I » I I I | I I I I I I I I I 1 I I I.I. .1 I I I..J U-LJLJLL-LL 1958 1959 I960. 1961 80 LU_LIJJLJ-J-J-J-JJ-J_^^ 1958 1959 JJ_UJ-JLJ_1J_L 1960 1961 4 0 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS' 2 1961 I960 ITEM Nov. 12 Nov. 19 Oct. 28 Nov. 4 Nov. II Nov. 18 118.5 86. 1 107.9 127.3 82.7 118.7 87.3 107.9 127.4 82.5 COMMODITY PRICES, WHOLESALE: Farm products......................................do.... 163 170 152 357 2,142 1,963 413 2,168 1,986 270 2,007 1,499 299 2,030 1,526 298 329 304 344 32/298 29,154 18,797 32,527 29,325 18,733 32,849 29,544 19,826 606 612 108,039 29,254 31,775 12,837 S *II9.6 *89.5 *I09.0 *I28.0 82.8 * .»«.«<>.» ..«»»«.. 22 commodities 2/............................... do,,.. DEPARTMENT STORE SALES.*........... e e .. 8 a . ....do.... INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, State programs ....thous.. State programs (50 States and, In 196!, Puerto Rico).do.*.. FAILURES, SNDUST0 A M ) COMMERCIAL (DUN & BRADSTREET)..number.. FINANCE: Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 3/...,do.... 118.6 86.5 .108.6 127.2 84.2 118.6 86.3 108.2 127.3 83.2 .154 . * • » 0 • **83.0 169 314 9Soosses • •••.»••• 32,801 29,404 19,752 32,968 29,760 19,673 33,223 29,817 19,737 549 544 476 628 63,920 29,565 117,035 34,327 31,877 13,247 63,423 29,621 I 17,467 34,087 32,085 13,245 62,395 29,708 116,900 33,770 32,031 13,266 ....»•«, 108,624 29,480 32,056 12,864 4.63 55.35 58.84 4.63 55.70 59.17 4.72 68.34 71.77 4.71 68.73 72.20 4.70 70.87 74.51 4.70 71.67 75.31 1,366 14,505 159,806 6,955 1,376 14,435 172,071 6,968 1,522 15,263 184,192 7,128 1,453 15,396 179,533 7,154 1,487 15,520 176,629 7,178 1,468 78.8 565 296 1,470 78.9 567 297 2,057 1 10.4 648 340 2,044 109.7 619 330 2,046 109.8 605 315 336 Reporting member banks (of F.R.System) In leading cities:4/ •••••••• Commercial and industrial loans (gross) ....do.... Real estate loans (gross)........................do.... Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3/......percent.. Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand* & Poor's) 4/..194-1-43=10.. PRODUCTION: Bituminous coal 3/......................,..thous. sh e tons.. Index of production.... .1957-59-100,. FREIGHT CARLOADINGS, TOTAL......................thous. cars.. ...sees* ......» » 181,054 2,037 109.3 U Data d© f*ot always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday prices. 3/ Daily average. 4_/ Wednesday data; figures for member banks in leading cities are on revised basis. * Monthly index for Oct. I960. ** Wednesday price. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS I960 1961 ITEM August GENERAL BUSINESS June July August September INDICATORS NATIONAL INCOME AND PRODUCT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED QUARTERLY TOTALS AT ANNUAL RATES: NATIONAL INCOME, TOTAL ...,..,,. bil. $.. Corp, profits and inventory valuation adj.,total.do.... Personal consumption expenditures, total.... Gross private domestic investment, total Change in business inventories 5179 September do.... ....do.... .do.... 419.0 296.0 48.7 36.3 12.4 426.0 300.2 49.2 36.3 12.9 11.7 44.1 43.2 21.7 18.6 11.5 45.5 45.2 22.8 19.6 505.1 329.7 43.4 17.8 18.7 516.1 336.1 42.0 16.7 18.3 525.8 341.0 42.3 16.4 18.8 152.7 28.3 79.9 11.6 154.1 27.6 81.4 11.7 156.2 28.6 81.9 11.8 133.6 19.7 42.7 10.5 139.9 20.9 44.2 10.7 (42.4 21.2 44.8 10.9 70.5 40.4 27.7 2.4 3.0 26.8 23.8 68.8 41.3 24.7 2.8 3.9 26.4 22.5 73.2 42.7 26.0 4.5 2.6 27.0 24.3 306.2 49.2 36.6 12.8 ........ 11.5 20 2 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 3 I960 1961 ITEM September GENERAL BUSINESS August July September October INDICATORS—Continued NATIONAL INCOME AND PRODUCT—Cont i nued SEASONALLY ADJUSTED QUARTERLY TOTALS AT ANNUAL RATES—Con. GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT—Continued Government p u r c h a s e s o f goods and s e r v i c e s , t o t a l bil. $.. By m a j o r t y p e o f October 101.9 54,0 45.4 48.0 *I07.3 *56.6 *48.8 *50.6 IO9.0 57.4 49.0 51.6 502.7 254.8 94.2 160.6 191.2 56.7 *5I3.2 *254.3 *9I.2 * 163.0 *20i.l *57.9 521.3 256.9 92.6 164.3 205. 1 59.2 product: ......do.... do.... ......do.... ......do.... ......do.... I n v e n t o r y change, t o t a l . . . . . . . . . . . . .e9...edo.«.. ......do.... ••••••do....' ......do.... PERSONAL INCOME, q u a r t e r l y t o t a l .do.... 2.4 .4 2.0 *2.8 *-,3 *3.2 4.5 3.5 1.0 405.1 50.8 354.4 24.6 *4!3.2 *5I.4 *36S.8 *25.8 420.3 52.5 367.8 26.8 j e a s e . . . . I aesseeee ease., PERSONAL INCOME* BY SOURCE.* SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, AT ANNUAL RATES: Wage and s a l a r y d i s b u r s e m e n t s , . . . 405.5 273,0 110.0 86.7 72.3 41.3 49.4 10.9 406.4 272.9 109.5 86.3 72.4 41.4 49.6 H.l **42l.2 282.3 113.2 89.3 74.0 43.3 51.8 ii.l 419.4 282.8 M2.9 89.0 74.2 43.6 52.1 11.2 r421.1 r284.0 NI2.9 r88,8 r74.7 r44.0 52.4 11.2 36.3 12.4 11.7 14.3 26.6 29.8 9.4 389.0 36.4 12.5 11.7 14,4 26.6 30.2 9.3 389.8 36.6 12.9 11.5 14.3 27.2 **35.2 9.8 **404.0 36.6 12.8 11.5 14.3 27.4 32.5 9.8 402.4 r36.8 12.7 11.5 14.4 27.5 32.7 9.8 r404.1 108 109 106 111 113 pll6 108 102 116 98 110 103 119 98 105 100 112 95 ill 102 123 99 113 106 rl22 100 pll7 pill p!25 plOl 112 117 110 119 102 105 100 no 114 120 123 120 102 105 99 112 109 112 104 115 102 103 99 108 113 119 97 126 102 rllO 103 116 r I 16 r!2! r i 14 rl24 105 rllO 104 117 p!20 pl26 p!26 pl26 pi07 pM3 pl08 pl!9 .do...• 107 106 112 113 112 p 1 13 do.... do.... 107 102 80 106 105 106 101 78 105 102 .112 107 95 108 110 113 108 98 III 109 rill r 106 r99 rI05 rl08 pl!3 pl08 p96 p 110 p i 10 101 118 109 103 118 102 119 109 100 117 102 119 114 III 121 103 122 114 rl09 123 95 ri2l 112 108 124 p!03 p!22 pill 113 106 122 97 112 112 113 104 122 101 112 113 119 r 114 127 101 117 114 120 116 r!30 103 rl23 114 r l 19 117 125 123 114 pll5 121 111 III 109 114 12! 109 110 III 115 132 116 123 114 !32 115 123 rll4 119 !32 III p i 13 ......do.... t o t a i , . . . . . . • . . « , « « dO« e e « ......do,... ......do.... do.... do.... Proprietors' oseaosoo I [ 425.0 286.8 M4.5 90.0 75.1 44.2 53.0 11.4 income: do.... Dividends.. • • • • • • • • • • • ••*• T r a n s f e r payments. Less p e r s o n a l c o n t r i b u t i o n s for ......do.... . '-.do .....•..•.•....do.... social insurance.do.... INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION ( F . R . INDEX OF QUANTITY OUTPUT): UNADJUSTED, TOTAL INDEX (INCLUDING U T I L I T I E S ) 1957=100.. BY INDUSTRY: ......do.... 37.0 13.0 11.5 14.5 27.7 33.0 10.0 407.5 BY MARKET GROUPING: ......do.... ......do.... do.... do.... do.... ......do.... do.... SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL INDEX ( I N C L . BY INDUSTRY: MANUFACTURING, TOTAL UTIL.). ......do.... ......do.... do.... A * do.... do.... 1 110 pl22 pl20 114 rj Revised. £/ Preliminary, * Data are for 2d qtr. 1961. ** jU|y 1961 data include $2.6 bil. ($218 mil. converted to annual rate), reflecting special Government life insurance dividend payments to veterans. http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ 5179 Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis MONTHLY BySfMESS STATIST 1CS — Continued 4 1961 I960 ITEM September October July September August October GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS—Continued INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION (F.R. INDEX OF QUANT STY O U T P U T ) — C o n , S E A S O N A L L Y AD J U S T E D — C o n t I nued BY 1 M O U S T R Y — C o n t i nued MIHIMG 1957= I00 o0 COB S , o. , . a„ , o. o„ e . e e • o o r. „ o o o o o o o o o o o . o o . o o » o o . o rfOo o o . C r y d e oS I and n a t u r a l g e s 0 6 „ o e o , o o e t , » , . o 8 < » » 8 1 > . d o 8 , 9 ( js4etai m i n i n g .., »Baosdoe soc I^ILITIES ,6S.o...o o ........dO.oe. £ I e C t r i C , , . . . 0 . . o 0 „ o 0 . . o . e , . o « > , > o 0 o o o o o . o o o o » o 0 o c . Cl0 0 o • . BY MARKET GROUPING; f |NAL PRODUCTS, T O T A L . . , . . . . . . c c . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . „ . Consumer goods., c o o c o c o s o o ^ o o . o s o o . o s o o . e c o o o e 0 .dQ 0 ® 0 . A u t o m o t i v e and home g o o d s c a „ 0 a . . 0 B c e „ a e o 0 0 0 0 e d o . s o 0 A p p a r e l and s t a p l e s * . . ,. c o o o f f l . .„.„<,«, O o . « 0 0 0 0 o . d o . . , » . E q u i p m e n t , I n c l u d i n g - d e f e n s e o o a . * . . . . . , . , . o0O=,a . . d o . . . . MATERIALS e61>9e8.oo.e.......a,,,.do.o.. 96 77 99 92 S26 12? 97 8! 99 88 124 S25 98 77 101 90 r!32 S32 r99 -81 r!02 r90 r!35 135 1 10 I 14 I 14 114 103 104 99 S09 110 114 115 114 !03 103 97 109 114 S20 S20 119 104 110 "104 rl!5 115 120 IS8 120 105 §31 106 SS7 !4ffl6 14.7 I3e2 14s4 14.1 S4„6 98 •32 101 plOi 93 r!37 p!38 rl 13 rl 17 p99 p84 pi 16 104 116 pli9 plS6 p 121 pS09 pill pS06 pl!6 rl4c7 I5el 15 e 9 I408 rl5o! 15.0 15.3 I3 e 8 S40l I5„l 15,2 I5ffl8 I4B6 13.7 !5 S 0 !5*6 15.7 !5o9 44.7 4308 43,7 r448! r44a2 44 e 2 I0286 98ffl9 I00ffl6 94.9 i 13 0 2 i 10.4 I 10, ! 107,3 S28t 125, 126, 122, r!30o S r!27E0 r127.8 rS220i 127.6 124.6 r 127.3 r!2402 r126.2 r120,5 124.9 121.9 1,089 1,067 1,273 1,237 1,343 1,318 r1,326 rl,30l r1,380 r1,362 1,442 1,409 1,965.5 I69s5 1,264.9 106.6 94.6 180.3 62 e 3 56.5 30.8 921.5 175.6 330 e 1 I0«9 202.3 113. I 20 o 0 57 s 8 11.7 935.7 188.0 313.8 9.8 225 1S8 16 55 8 372.9 85Q3 133e5 2,008,8 189,3 1,277.0 107.7 96,9 191.2 57,9 5908 29.0 987.4 'Ourab 1 e' g o o d s mater l a l s . . . . . . . ^ , . *«> a ........... d o s . . • ^londurab le m a t e r la ! s 0 . a * , . . . . . . * . . . . . . . . . . e » s , 8 6 d o s , . . HASMUFACTURERS f SALES: 1 / Value Cunadjusted); Durab le goods Industries^ total.... 00 oo..........biI. $ O 0 Value (seasonally adjusted); Durafb le goods industries^ total...,,, do.,,. MANUFACTURERS 1 ORDERS? ±f New orders^ net (unadjusted); Durable goods Industries^ total, .. oaaa e a s , 0 » 0 . .... o d o o 0 oe Mew orders, net (seasonally adjusted)? Durable goods Industries^ total....................do.,.. Unfilled orders^ end of month (unadjusted)? Durable goods Industries,, total..............o.....do..«, rISO rS S9 106 r!09 8 CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE NEW HOUSING UNITS STARTED; Unadjusted % T o t a l $> incl. farm (public a n d private},,so „, thous., Pr I vate Iy owned..«, 8... s 0c . a a * „ „ c...- .. * o 0 „ o a a.. „ *.do„ sc. Total nonfarm (public and pr I vate) 00 „•,,.. 0 <> c. *.» 0 .. c c. r.do00 *. Pr ivate ly o w n e d . . . e . . . . . . . . . . O J O o o o . 3 0 . « . . . o c c o - . d o . . . . Seasonally adjusted at annual rates; Totals .Incl. farm (private only).,,*,..,...........do..,. Total nonfarro (private onfy) <!S , c;osooesooeoo « SS o ee , t . oees do.c» oe> FINANCE STOCKS: CASH DIVIDEND PAYMENTS PUBLICLY REPORTED? TOTAL DIVIDEND P A Y M E N T S , , . . „ . . , „ . , s o e , o a , , c , . . „ . . m i ! . $ . . FInsfice e s s o o s s , s ! J . . . j . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OBffiOSSS e B do 0 0 0 0 Manuf actur ing., ,..,..,» ....tt.M.do,.,, Mining»......... ,.,,, ...,do..., Pub! 1c u t i ! I t i e s ; Comrajnlcations® ..* o e a , 9 O 0 ! B. o < 5 o»d©, s e oe E l e c t r i c and g a s . , . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . . Ra 11 r o a d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . o r » . , » . . = = . . » . . < . . « . . « e . . . . d o . . . . Trade....o.....,.........^.......................do*... Ml see 11 a n e o u s • ...•<>•.•. . . . „ • • • • . . * •• c .•••»•....••• do.... j r / Revised,, £ / P r e I i m i n a r y ^ USCQWS-~DC- L 5t79 J_/ D a t a f o r O c t o b e r 114.8 4.1 23o0 7,5 est! PENALTY FOR PHiVATE USE T O A V O I D PAYMENT OF TOSTAGE, $300 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING' OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON 25, D. C. OFFICIAL BUSINESS FIRST CLASS WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT OF CURRENT Digitized for SURVEY FRASER 1961 a r e advance 209 !B8 182.4 350.0 S6.9 255.4 118.4 19. S 56s8 8.4 BUSINESS
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